Russia has information suggesting that Iran is continuing to work on nuclear technology, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, RIA Novosti reports.
"The information that is being received comes both from open sources and from special services that deliver relevant reports and shows that these [nuclear] programs are being developed," Medvedev said during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Russian Urals city of Yekaterinburg.
"Iran should have enough courage to begin full-fledged cooperation with the international community, even if it does not like some questions that are being asked," the Russian president also said.
International pressure on Iran increased in early February when Tehran announced it had begun enriching uranium to 20%, ignoring a proposed swap agreement that would provide it with fuel for a research reactor.
Westerns powers suspect Iran of attempting to build nuclear weapons under the guise of civilian nuclear generation.
On June 9, the UN Security Council passed a resolution imposing a fourth set of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, including tougher financial controls and an expanded arms embargo.
